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On The Seawall

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On The Seawall is a community gallery for new writing and commentary during a time of emergency. (There always is, and there always has been, an emergency.) We think of On The Seawall as a “gallery” — a location in the neighborhood, a place where we display our work for our community, where everyone is welcome to create and to witness the work. We are living in a time of emergency during which our art may act as performances of intervention and refuge. Back in 2007, I named this site On The Seawall for a reason — because there is always an emergency, communal and/or personal, requiring a stay against the flood.

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Country of Publication & Year Established

United States Established in 2007

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic PublicationPublished 12 x per year.

Fiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:
GenreSubgenres
General GeneralOpen to all/most Subgenres.
Lengths:
Flash Fiction Flash FictionNo specific word count limits known (our definition: up to 1000 words); 3 - 5 pieces.
Short Story Short StoryNo specific word count limits known (our definition: 1000 to 7500 words).
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Unknown payment Unknown payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.


Nonfiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:
Review ReviewNo specific word count limits known.
Essay EssayNo specific word count limits known; Unknown number of pieces.
Narrative Nonfiction Narrative NonfictionNo specific word count limits known; Unknown number of pieces.
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Critical, Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics, including: Society/Culture.

Payment:

Unknown payment Unknown payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.


Poetry Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:
GenreSubgenres
General GeneralOpen to all/most Subgenres.
Lengths:
Poem PoemNo line limits known; 3 - 6 pieces.
Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Unknown payment Unknown payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.


Visual Art Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:
Photo Essay Photo EssayNo image limits known.
Art Media:

Photography.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics, including: Society/Culture.

Payment:

Unknown payment Unknown payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Image.


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On The Seawall Submission Statistics — Free Preview!

The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. They are not provided by the publication's editors/staff or by Duotrope's admins. Information in this section is updated a few times per day. Learn more about the statistics.
AccuracyWe have received 76 reports from 66 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported3 min | 30.0 mean avg | 23.5 median | 144 max days (23.3 std dev)
Responses98.68 %
Acceptances11.84 % of submissions accepted (40.7 avg. days per acceptance) | 12.12 % of submitters accepted Rejections are often underreported, which skews the statistics in favor of acceptances. Most publishers have a lower acceptance rate than indicated here.
Rejections86.84 % (28.9 avg. days per rejection) | 60.6 % personal, 16.7 % form, 22.7 % unspecified | 2.6 % rewrite requests | 1.3 % shortlisted
Non-Responses1.32 %
Lost/Returned-
Never Responded-
Withdrawals1.32 % (4.0 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending8 responses are pending (2 min | 35.0 mean avg | 20.0 median | 132 max days waiting | 43.0 std dev) from 7 different members This only includes pending reports from users who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 30 days. (42.1 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 30 days.)
Most recent response reported was received on 09 Jun 2024.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 12 May 2024.

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Dates

Last Updated: 24 Jun 2024
Last Audited: 24 Jun 2024. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 25 Jan 2019

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